Summary
The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (ALG1) is the top football league in Algeria's football system. At the end of the 2018-2019 ALG1 season, the ALG1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020 CAF Champions League:
- 1st and 2nd place 2018-2019 ALG1 teams
- 2020 CAF Confederation Cup:
- 3rd place 2018-2019 ALG1 team
The winner of the 2019-2020 Algerian Cup, typically a ALG1 team, also receives a berth in the 2020 CAF Confederation Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Algeria
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ALG1 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 16 |
| ALG2 | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 | 16 |
| ALG3 | Ligue Nationale du Football Amateur | 48 (3 groups of 16) |
| ALG4 | Inter-Régions Division | 64 (4 groups of 16) |
| ALG5 | Ligue Régional I | 128 (8 groups of 16) |
| ALG6 | Ligue Régional II | 256 (16 groups of 16) |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 10 Aug 2018 - 26 May 2019 | 16: ALG1 (13), ALG2 (3) | ||
Season Format
Each ALG1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 15 ALG1 teams for a total of 30 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) goal difference, (4) goals scored, (5) Fairplay ranking, then (6) a playoff.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 ALG1 season, the 14th, 15th, and 16th place ALG1 teams will be relegated to the ALG2, and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ALG2 teams will be promoted to the 2019-2020 ALG1.
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| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | USM Alger | 30 | 15 -8-7 | 53 | - | 49 | 29 | 20 | 15 | 10 -2-3 | 32 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 5 -6-4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| 2 | JS Kabylie | 30 | 15 -7-8 | 52 | - | 38 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 10 -4-1 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 5 -3-7 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Paradou AC | 30 | 14 -6-10 | 48 | - | 38 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 11 -1-3 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 4 | JS Saoura | 30 | 13 -8-9 | 47 | - | 33 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 10 -3-2 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 -5-7 | 14 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
| 5 | ES Sétif | 30 | 13 -6-11 | 45 | - | 34 | 24 | 10 | 15 | 9 -3-3 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 4 -3-8 | 15 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| 6 | MC Alger | 30 | 11 -10-9 | 43 | - | 35 | 36 | -1 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 4 -5-6 | 17 | 15 | 19 | -4 |
| 7 | CS Constantine | 30 | 10 -10-10 | 40 | - | 30 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 7 -7-1 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 8 | CR Belouizdad | 30 | 10 -11-9 | 38 | -3 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 15 | 7 -4-4 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 3 -7-5 | 16 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
| 9 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | 30 | 9 -10-11 | 37 | - | 22 | 24 | -2 | 15 | 8 -5-2 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 1 -5-9 | 8 | 5 | 17 | -12 |
| 10 | MC Oran | 30 | 8 -12-10 | 36 | - | 33 | 38 | -5 | 15 | 6 -7-2 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 13 | 23 | -10 |
| 11 | NA Hussein Dey | 30 | 9 -9-12 | 36 | - | 22 | 29 | -7 | 15 | 6 -5-4 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 3 -4-8 | 13 | 13 | 21 | -8 |
| 12 | AS Aïn M'lila | 30 | 7 -15-8 | 36 | - | 20 | 30 | -10 | 15 | 6 -9-0 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 1 -6-8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | -17 |
| 13 | USM Bel Abbès | 30 | 9 -8-13 | 35 | - | 24 | 39 | -15 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 -3-10 | 9 | 7 | 24 | -17 |
| 14 | MO Béjaïa | 30 | 7 -12-11 | 33 | - | 23 | 36 | -13 | 15 | 5 -7-3 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 2 -5-8 | 11 | 12 | 25 | -13 |
| 15 | Olympique de Médéa | 30 | 7 -10-13 | 31 | - | 21 | 31 | -10 | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 | 2 -6-7 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 16 | DRB Tadjenanet | 30 | 7 -10-13 | 31 | - | 26 | 38 | -12 | 15 | 7 -5-3 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 0 -5-10 | 5 | 13 | 31 | -18 |
CAFCL CAFCC Relegation to ALG2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 20 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Stade du 1er Novembre 1954 (Tizi-Ouzou) |
 | 42 | AS Aïn M'lila | Stade 5 Juillet 1962 |
 | 13 | USM Alger | Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui |
 | 30 | DRB Tadjenanet | Stade Omar Hamadi |
 | 32 | NA Hussein Dey | Stade Ahmed Zabana |
 | 10 | USM Bel Abbès | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Bordj Bou Arréridj) |
 | 01 | JS Saoura | Stade Imam Lyes |
| 21 | MC Alger | Stade du 24 février 1956 |
| 00 | CS Constantine | Stade Ismail Lahoua |
| 12 | JS Kabylie | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |
| 10 | Olympique de Médéa | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Bordj Bou Arréridj) |
 | 10 | CR Belouizdad | Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine |
| 10 | Paradou AC | Stade Touhami Zoubir Khelifi |
 | 10 | CA Bordj Bou Arreridj | Stade 8 Mai 1945 |
| 10 | CS Constantine | Stade Ahmed Zabana |
| 11 | JS Saoura | Stade du 20 Août 1955 (Algiers) |